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measures the distance north or south of the equator
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measures distance east or west of the prime meridian.
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is a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can not get out.
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is a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems.
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a natural luminous body visible in the sky especially at night.
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Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun.
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a dwarf planet is a celestial body that -orbits the sun, has enough mass to assume a nearly round shape, has not cleared the neighborhood around its orbit and is not a moon.
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A season is a period of the year that is distinguished by special climate conditions.
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An eclipse occurs when one heavenly body such as a moon or planet moves into the shadow of another heavenly body.
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sometimes an eclipse can shift between annular and total as the Moon's shadow moves across the globe. This is called a hybrid solar eclipse.
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The atmosphere is a mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth
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y is the study of everything in the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere.
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is the average weather conditions for a particular location over a long period of time
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is a circle of latitude that divides a spheroid, such as Earth, into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
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made up of the parts of Earth where life exists—all ecosystems.
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A circle drawn around Earth's center divides it into two equal halves
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a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light.
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the line of 0° longitude, the starting point for measuring distance both east and west around Earth
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the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet
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